Rails is in this cosy place where it's well established, and the pros outweigh the cons by a lot in terms of productivity, but it's also very boring because of this.
Personally I like working with rails at work, but I'd rather learn COBOL than use it for any personal project just for how amazingly uninteresting it is. At every step it keeps you from making exciting, but also irresponsible decisions.
The danger, I think, lies in confusing these two aspects. Nobody should want an "exciting" tech stack at work. The less surprises, the better, really.
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Rails is in this cosy place where it's well established, and the pros outweigh the cons by a lot in terms of productivity, but it's also very boring because of this.
Personally I like working with rails at work, but I'd rather learn COBOL than use it for any personal project just for how amazingly uninteresting it is. At every step it keeps you from making exciting, but also irresponsible decisions.
The danger, I think, lies in confusing these two aspects. Nobody should want an "exciting" tech stack at work. The less surprises, the better, really.